Method And System For Communicating Across Telephone And Data Networks

• US 20080037729A1
• Filed: 08/13/2007
• Published: 02/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sabse Technologies Inc.
• Original Assignee: JAXTR Incorporated (Sabse Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Mobin, Farzad, Parang, Touraj
• Application Number:
  US11/838,119
• Publication Number:
  US 20080037729A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/88.17
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1096 Supplementary features, e.g. call forwarding or call holding systems providing special services or facilities to telephony subscribers H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/40 Support for services or applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/003 Click to dial services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/1245 where a network other than PSTN/ISDN interconnects two PSTN/ISDN networks

Abstract

A method and system for communicating across telephone and data networks are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method, comprises receiving a first call from a first user phone that converts the first call from a format of a first local phone network to a first digital call. The first digital call is transmitted over a large area data network. The first digital call is converted to a format of a second local phone network to generate a second call. The second call is transmitted to a second user phone over the second local phone network. A real-time bi-directional voice communication session is established between the first user phone and the second user phone.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

providing a local phone number to a first user phone connected to a first local phone network, the local phone number usable to call a second user phone connected to a second local phone network, wherein the local phone number is not a second user phone'"'"'s phone number;

receiving a first call from the first user phone dialing the local phone number that converts the first call from a format of the first local phone network to a first digital call;

transmitting the first digital call over a large area data network;

converting the first digital call to a format of a second local phone network to generate a second call;

transmitting the second call to a second user phone over the second local phone network; and

establishing a real-time bi-directional voice communication session between the first user phone and the second user phone.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

initiating the voice communication session by selecting an URL that links to a server on the large area data network, the server executing instructions to initiate the first call.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising providing a caller having access to the first user phone with a first phone number to reach the second user phone.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising providing a callee having access to the second user phone with a second phone number to reach the first user phone.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, further comprising providing the first user phone with the second phone number via a caller ID system, and providing the second user phone with a first phone number via the caller ID system.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, further comprising initiating subsequent voice communication sessions by dialing the first phone number.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

initiating the voice communication session by receiving an initial call on a local access number from the first user phone;

receiving a second user phone number from the first user phone; and

providing a caller having access to the first user phone with a second phone number for reaching the second user phone.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the second phone number is provided to the caller via a message, the message including an e-mail or an SMS.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the voice communication session is established according to rules established by a caller having access to the first user phone.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the voice communication session is established according to rules established by a callee having access to the second user phone.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the local phone number is provided to the second user phone as caller ID information.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the local phone number is determined by using a geographic assignment process.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising connecting the first user phone to a voicemail system of the second phone user when the first user phone is not approved to make calls to the second user phone.

14. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform:

providing a local phone number to a first user phone connected to a first local phone network, the local phone number usable to call a second user phone connected to a second local phone network, wherein the local phone number is not a second user phone'"'"'s phone number;

receiving a first call from the first user phone dialing the local phone number that converts the first call from a format of the first local phone network to a first digital call;

transmitting the first digital call over a large area data network;

converting the first digital call to a format of a second local phone network to generate a second call;

transmitting the second call to a second user phone over the second local phone network; and

establishing a real-time bi-directional voice communication session between the first user phone and the second user phone.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, having stored thereon-additional instructions, said plurality of instructions when executed by the computer, cause the computer to perform:

initiating the voice communication session by selecting an URL that links to a server on the large area data network, the server executing instructions to initiate the first call.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, having stored thereon-additional instructions, said plurality of instructions when executed by the computer, cause the computer to perform providing a caller having access to the first user phone with a first phone number to reach the second user phone.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, having stored thereon-additional instructions, said plurality of instructions when executed by the computer, cause the computer to perform providing a callee having access to the second user phone with a second phone number to reach the first user phone.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, having stored thereon-additional instructions, said plurality of instructions when executed by the computer, cause the computer to perform providing the first user phone with the second phone number via a caller ID system, and providing the second user phone with the first phone number via the caller ID system.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, having stored thereon-additional instructions, said plurality of instructions when executed by the computer, cause the computer to perform initiating subsequent voice communication sessions by dialing the first phone number.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, having stored thereon-additional instructions, said plurality of instructions when executed by the computer, cause the computer to perform:

initiating the voice communication session by receiving an initial call on a local access number from the first user phone;

receiving a second user phone number from the first user phone; and

providing a caller having access to the first user phone with a second phone number for reaching the second user phone.

21. The computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein a second phone number is provided to the caller via a message, the message including an e-mail or an SMS.

22. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the voice communication session is established according to rules established by a caller having access to the first user phone.

23. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the voice communication session is established according to rules established by a callee having access to the second user phone.

24. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the local phone number is provided to the second user phone as caller ID information.

25. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the local phone number is determined by using a geographic assignment process.

26. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, having stored thereon-additional instructions, said plurality of instructions when executed by the computer, cause the computer to perform connecting the first user phone to a voicemail system of the second phone user when the first user phone is not approved to make calls to the second user phone.